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permanent interest bearing share — PIBS A non redeemable security, usually issued by a building society, that pays interest at a rate fixed at issue. This is often 10–13.5%, giving investors a high yield for perpetuity. However, these shares carry the risks associated with fixed… … Accounting dictionary
permanent interest bearing share — PIBS A non redeemable security, usually issued by a building society, that pays interest at a rate fixed at issue. This is often 10 13. 5%, giving investors a high yield for perpetuity. However, these shares carry the risks associated with fixed… … Big dictionary of business and management
PIBS — See Permanent Interest Bearing Shares. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * PIBS UK US noun [plural] ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ABBREVIATION FOR Permanent Interest Bearing Shares: shares in a building society (= a type of bank) in … Financial and business terms
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… … Universalium
Financial history of the Dutch Republic — describes the history of the interrelated development of financial institutions in the Dutch Republic. The rapid economic development of the country after the Dutch Revolt in the years 1585 1620, described in Economic History of the Netherlands… … Wikipedia
Capital gains tax in Australia — Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in Australia applies to the capital gain made on disposal of any asset, except for specific exemptions. The most significant exemption is the family home. Rollover provisions apply to some disposals, one of the most… … Wikipedia
Islamic economic jurisprudence — Part of a series on Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) … Wikipedia
